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An insider's look at hot topics the Aussie startup ecosystem is talking & thinking about.

The main takeaways from Sunrise 2025 for anyone with FOMO

A first-timer’s honest take on the highs, heart, and human moments of Sunrise Festival 2025.

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Australia’s youngest VCs raise $1.5M of a $2.5M fund to back fellow student founders

NextGen Ventures is Australia’s first student-led VC fund, launched by Mitchell Hughes and Jerry X’Lingson to back the next wave of campus-born startups. With $1.5M raised from top investors, they’re writing early cheques to uncover and uplift ambitious young founders nationwide.

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The one secret ingredient to a successful team offsite

The Airbnb for eight people is sourced through a team member's aunty. You even ensure a couch is big enough for someone to sleep on. Team activities don’t need to be flashy, just effective. Perhaps a mystery box cooking challenge and a team trip to the beach. That's what we did for our recent team off-site in Gerringong. But this time, it wasn’t just about the surf, sand, and a Master Chef mystery box. No, this offsite was defined by one remarkable piece of machinery.

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Behind the scenes at Startmate's Winter '24 Demo Day: A Showcase of Australia's Diversity in Innovative Startups

Beyond the pitches, Startmate's Demo Day hosted exclusive investor gatherings, where founders and high-net-worth investors connected behind closed doors.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to SXSW Sydney and Startmate Demo Day

This guide aims to help you better understand the startups and founders pitching at Demo Day and, at the end of the article, serve as a hitchhiker's guide for the frankly overwhelming SXSW festival—which isn’t exactly known for its friendly UX.

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Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for your startup in the AI era

Discover how growing Australian startups drive traffic with SEO strategies focused on search intent, long-tail keywords, and free tools. A guest post by Sam van den Nieuwenhof, Co-founder, Findable

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Unpacking Cap Tables with Paloma’s Sebastian Cox: A Guide to Equity Mastery

The early days are crucial to building a solid foundation for a business that can attract investors and supporters, customers, advisors, talent, and ecosystem attention. But while many founders use their focus at this stage on product creation and development, growth, hiring, and pitching, one thing often gets glossed over—the elusive cap table.

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“We eat our dog food” - What it takes to become a challenger brand

The word ‘game changer’ is regularly thrown around boardrooms and LinkedIn posts - however, the reality is very few companies truly deserve the label ‘challenger brand’. This was made clear during ‘Playing to Win’, a panel held by Turo earlier this month and facilitated by AfterWork Ventures's Jessy Wu.

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Our top program picks of Tropical Innovation Festival 2024

We’re heading to Cairns for this year’s Tropical Innovation Festival (TIF) - here are the sessions and events we’re most looking forward to.

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OS reviews FuzzyHQ's Negotiation Course for Founders and Operators

Discover the art of negotiation for founders with FuzzyHQ's course. Learn, practice, and network with strategies to enhance every deal.

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Australia's 2023 Crowdfunding Landcape in Review

Unveiling the 2023 trends and triumphs in Australia's crowdfunding landscape.

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Bill 54, On the horizon

On October 9, 2023, the state of California passed Bill 54, which will inevitably have reverberations across both the American & global VC industry.

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Inaugural Burning Heroes Australia Award Winners Provides Diverse Watchlist for VCs

Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Burning Heroes Australia Elevates Women-Led Startups to the Venture Capital Spotlight

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23 years and counting: The Peter Farrell cup continues to impress

UNSW 2023 Peter Farrell Cup

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Every SXSW Sydney startup ecosystem ‘side event’ you can attend without a badge

Want to get in on all the SXSW Sydney action but don't have an official badge? Never fear. We've collated all the startup-relevant side-events you can attend, no badge required.

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Pattern Recognition in Australian Angel Investing: A Double-edged Sword?

Pattern recognition is often used by investors to screen for success. How can Aussie Angels investors continue to use patterns whilst minimising risk of bias?

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Netflix's Journey: A Binge-Worthy Tale for Aussie Start-ups, as told by Marc Randolph

Much like the premiere of a new series on Netflix grabs the collective attention of a generation, when Netflix’s own co-founder Marc Randolph offers advice to a room of founders, no one skips the intro.

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Inside the Pitch Tent: Decoding VC First Meeting Questions

What questions are asked at a first-time meeting between a founder and a Venture Capitalist?

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4 lessons for adults from _SOUTHSTART’s ‘Startup Academy’

On how we can get the next generation ready to make an impact in a future full of innovation.

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How this massive startup festival grew out of little-old Adelaide

There’s a buzz about the Australian startup community... Everyone's talking about _SOUTHSTART.

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I was wrong about Adelaide being ‘too small’ for startups

Why I changed my mind about South Australia's strength in the Australian innovation ecosystem.

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The main takeaways from Sunrise 2025 for anyone with FOMO

Australia’s youngest VCs raise $1.5M of a $2.5M fund to back fellow student founders

The one secret ingredient to a successful team offsite

Behind the scenes at Startmate's Winter '24 Demo Day: A Showcase of Australia's Diversity in Innovative Startups

The Hitchhiker's Guide to SXSW Sydney and Startmate Demo Day

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for your startup in the AI era

Unpacking Cap Tables with Paloma’s Sebastian Cox: A Guide to Equity Mastery

“We eat our dog food” - What it takes to become a challenger brand

Our top program picks of Tropical Innovation Festival 2024

OS reviews FuzzyHQ's Negotiation Course for Founders and Operators

Australia's 2023 Crowdfunding Landcape in Review

Bill 54, On the horizon

Inaugural Burning Heroes Australia Award Winners Provides Diverse Watchlist for VCs

23 years and counting: The Peter Farrell cup continues to impress

Every SXSW Sydney startup ecosystem ‘side event’ you can attend without a badge

Pattern Recognition in Australian Angel Investing: A Double-edged Sword?

Netflix's Journey: A Binge-Worthy Tale for Aussie Start-ups, as told by Marc Randolph

Inside the Pitch Tent: Decoding VC First Meeting Questions

4 lessons for adults from _SOUTHSTART’s ‘Startup Academy’

How this massive startup festival grew out of little-old Adelaide

I was wrong about Adelaide being ‘too small’ for startups

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